Opening late 2022 the luxury Raffles London at The OWO hotel will house 120 rooms and suites, 85 branded residences, an extensive wellness space and 11 destination restaurants and bars, including a rooftop restaurant and bar with panoramic views across Whitehall, The Mall and on to Buckingham Palace. Some of the suites will be located in the building’s corner turrets, from which guests will enjoy views over Horse Guards and London’s St. James’s Park.
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Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Nani Venice opens.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Nani Venice is a five star boutique hotel set in the former 16th-century residence of the Nani family in the Cannaregio district.
Nobu Hotel to open in Rome Summer 2022
Nobu Hotel Roma is set to open summer 2022 in the former Grand Hotel Via Veneto. It will offer 122 rooms and suites and a Nobu Restaurant.
New DNA Hotels member: Apeiros Chora, Zagori, Greece
New DNA Hotels member: Apeiros Chora, Zagori, Greece
Six Senses Lisbon to open in 2025.
The luxury Six Senses Lisbon is set to open in 2025 in the 17th-century Palácio Lavra and Adjacent Palácio das Pedrosas. The latter was built in 1764 for an Italian merchant and then later sold to the Portuguese postal service.
Accor introduces its 39th brand: Emblems Collection. Does the world need it?
Emblems Collection is a “captivating portfolio of unique luxury hotels”. With the creation of Emblems Collection, Accor is broadening its footprint in the collection brands space and… Read more “Accor introduces its 39th brand: Emblems Collection. Does the world need it?”
Marriott’s hip Moxy to open in Tromsø, Norway in 2023
Moxy Hotels is coming soon to the arctic capital of Tromsø, Norway. Construction has begun and the hotel is expected to open its doors in 2023. The 200 rooms will be certified by BREEAM as a sustainable building and by Green Key for sustainable operations.
Fritz Hansen’s pop-up hotel in Seoul
Danish furniture design brand Fritz Hansen has opened a pop-up hotel (available until December 21) in a traditional Korean ‘Hanok’ house in Seoul’s Gahoe-dong district.
Austrian coffee emporium Julius Meinl jumping into the hybrid hotel business.
Vienna based Julius Meinl, famous for its coffee and tea, is opening its first tech-led, apartment-style offering that includes co-working and communal social spaces, lounges, and on-site retail and F&B. “The Julius” will open in Prague in the spring of 2022 with further openings planned for Belgrade and Bucharest.
A Casablanca legend is revived
The legendary Lincoln Hotel in Casablanca, opened in 1917 is to be restored and will reopen in 2025 under the Radisson Collection brand.
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